A Group Of Runners Are Planning To Run Boston Twice — Starting in The Opposite Direction

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NYC Marathon Is Going Back to Central Park — Four Loops and All

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Cynthia Erivo Is Running London—Then Going Straight Back to the Stage

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America’s Fastest Marathoner Conner Mantz Won’t Be at Boston This Year

Conner Mantz, the American record holder, has officially pulled out of the 2026 Boston Marathon after a lingering injury derailed his build-up

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Adidas Built a Running Shoe With Disabled Athletes. Now It’s becoming Available.

The Supernova Rise 3 Adaptive took years to develop with input from wheelchair users, Paralympians, and the first person with Down syndrome to finish an Ironman.

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Harry Styles Will Run the Marathon des Sables

He ran Berlin in 2:59. Now he’s signed up for 250 kilometers through the Sahara.

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Femke Bol Gets Her Own Wax Figure — And Nearly Scared Herself

The Dutch track star joins Usain Bolt and Jutta Leerdam at Madame Tussauds Amsterdam, just as a foot injury sidelines her new 800-meter career

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The Race Where Coming Last Gets You Eliminated — Every 15 Minutes

A new endurance event is flipping the ultramarathon format on its head, and it might be the most brutal thing in running right now

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Albert Korir Handed Five-Year Doping Ban

The 2021 New York City Marathon champion tested positive for a blood-boosting drug three times in October 2025

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